Match Report
Benfica, 3rd with 80 points, sat 30 points above Gil Vicente (6th, 50). Gil Vicente's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Gil Vicente were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.12, Benfica 2.18 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 2 Gil Vicente wins, 17 for Benfica, 2 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.14.
The venue was Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, with room for 12,046 spectators. Benfica led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Gil Vicente: Héctor Hernández (51') · Benfica: Andreas Schjelderup (73'), Vangelis Pavlidis (35')
Key stats
Possession: Gil Vicente 49% · Benfica 51% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-3